Toy balloon.



F. LCREQUE.

. 4 TOY BALLOON, APPLICATION FILED MN. 15. 19h.

Patented N0v. 6, 1917.

UNITED STATES PATENT orruon.

FRANK J. CREQUE, 0E CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO.

TOY BALLOON.

Application filed January 16, 1917.

To alZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I; FRANK J. CREQUE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cuyahoga Falls, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Balloons, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in toy balloons, and more particularly to a construction of valve for the same, the object being to provide a toy balloon with a valve which is held closed y the pressure of air within the balloon when the same is inflated.

Another object of my invention is to provide a balloon in which the neck of the same forms a valve seat for a movably mounted valve which can be readily forced through the neck by expanding the same, and is held within the inflatable bag by a string having a connection with the neck.

Another and further object of the invention is to provide a toy balloon in which the string used for holding the valve loosely within the inflatable bag is provided with an extension having a loop forming a ring which can be placed over the finger of the hand of a person so that the balloon can be used as a punching bag.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Figure l is a longitudinal section of my improved construction of balloon and valve showing the valve in position to allow the bag to be inflated;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section showing the bag inflated and the valve seated within the neck; and

Fig. 3 is a section'through the balloon showing the valve in full lines seated within the neck, the string being extended to form means for connecting the balloon to the hand of a person.

Like numerals of reference refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawing.

In carrying out my invention I employ an inflatable bag 1 preferably formed of rubber or any other suitable material which is impervious to air, said bag having a neck 1 portion 2 which is enlarged at its outer end as shown at 3.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 6, 191 *7 Serial No. 142,710.

- Arranged within the bag 1 is a substantially bell-shaped valve l preferably formed of wood having a longitudinal bore 5 formed therein which is enlarged at its inner end as shown at 6 adapted to receive the knot portion 7 of a string 8 which extends through the bore 5 to the enlarged portions 3 of the'neck 2 as shown at 9 so as to connect the valve 4 to the neck of the bag in order to prevent the same from being displaced. The end of the enlarged bore 6 is closed by a suitable filler 10 in order to form an air-tight joint.

In Fig. 3 I have shown the string 8 extended as shown at 12 having a ring 13 which can be readily placed on the finger of a persons hand so that the balloon can be attached to the hand to allow the same to be used as a punching bag.

When the balloon is collapsed as shown in Fig. 1, the bag 1 can be readily inflated with air through the neck 2 and as the bag expands pressure is exerted against the inner end of the valve 4 which forces the valve into the neck 2 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 so as to completely close the neck in order to maintain the bag inflated, and it will be seen that the valve is seated upon the flexible neck of the bag at the junction with the bag itself so that any unevenness of the valve is compensated for by the flexibility of the bag.

When it is desired to allow the bag to co]- lapse by forcing a pencil or a stick through the neck, the valve can be readily forced ofl its seat so as to allow the air to escape from the bag. It will be seen that as long as the incoming pressure of air is against the valve the valve will be held off of its seat, but as soon as the pressure is reduced the pressure of the air within the bag forces the valve into the neck so as to close the same.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided a toy balloon with a valve which is held seated by the pressure of air within the bag which enables a balloon to be manufactured very cheaply as the use of a valve seat is eliminated as the neck of the bag is utilized for a seat for the movably mounted valve.

I claim:

1. A toy balloon having a flexible neck, and a valve movablymounted within said balloon adapted to be seated within the neck by the pressure of air within the balloon.

2. A toy balloon, comprising an inflatable and has its other end connected bag provided with a flexible neck, a conical shaped valve arranged Within said bag havinga connection with the neck thereof, said valve being seated Within the neck of the bag by the pressure of air Within the same.

3. An inflatable bag having a neck, a substantially bell-shaped valve arranged Within said bag, a flexible connection between said valve and neck, said valve being held Within the neck by the pressure of air Within the bag.

4-. A toy balloon, comprising an inflatable bag having a neck portion, a string con- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for nected to said neck portion having a ring at one end, a substantially bellshaped valve arranged with-in said bag having a connection with the other end of said string, said valve being held within the neck portion of said bag by the pressure of air Within the bag.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. FRANK J. CREQUE. Witnesses:

Giles. MoGUsKnY, L. H. ADAMS.

five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

